electronic interaction will become a matter of course throughout the economy. Communications will be of the highest standard and will be affordable: The Communications infrastructure will be of the highest standards, giving users high-bandwidth, low cost, reliable and secure access to the Internet, via a host of access channels. The access channels will be used interchangeably and users will be able to interact across diverse electronic channels. Users will have the opportunity to choose among a number of Communications service-providers. The liberalization process in the telecommunications sector will bring about an overall increase in efficiency and quality of service as well as a general lowering of costs and prices to the benefit of the consumer. These improvements will enhance social inclusion as well as increase the competitiveness of the economy. STRATEGIC THRUSTS Achieving this Vision will entail the collective effort of the forces that make up Grenadian Society and Economy. It will be achieved via a series of strategic thrusts, which will require the Government, in collaboration with the Private sector, to set the scene. The main strategic thrusts will be the following: • The undertaking of a national capacity-building exercise in collaboration with the Private Sector, aimed at the attainment of an Information Society and an Information Economy in Grenada – primarily the: • Development of a legal framework that will regulate and, more significantly, facilitate all forms of electronic interaction. A STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR GRENADA Anurag Sinha 16